Kuala Lampur, Jan. 17 -- Acting education minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has clarified today that he will not revert the policy for school students to wear black shoes that was introduced by former minister Maszlee Malik.

The prime minister jokingly said that the students are free to wear any colour shoes in school, following questions brought about by a study on the implementation of the policy in schools.

"You can wear brown shoes, black shoes, grey shoes, white shoes [or] any shoes.

"As far as I am concerned, you can wear any shoes," he told reporters at a press conference after Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia's Supreme Council meeting here.

On Wednesday, it was reported that a circular has been delivered by the Ministry of Educat...